page_title: Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training
section_title: CARAT 2012
hierarchical_section_title: Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training / CARAT 2012
caption_attribution_description: English: Port Tanjung Perak, Indonesia (May 29, 2012) - USS VANDEGRIFT’s Commanding Officer CDR Brandon Bryan is greeted by Rainbow Dancers who preformed a traditional Indonesian dance at a welcoming ceremony for CARAT Indonesia. (US Navy Photo by LTJG Murtha)
context_page_description: The Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training is a series of annual bilateral military exercises conducted by the United States Pacific Fleet with several member nations of ASEAN in Southeast Asia. Currently, the navies of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand participate. Objectives of CARAT include enhancing regional cooperation; building friendships, and strengthening professional skills. In 2010, Cambodia and Bangladesh became the first CARAT participants to join the exercise since 1995.
context_section_description: CARAT 2012 was the latest in an ongoing series of annual bilateral military exercises conducted by U.S. Pacific Fleet with several member nations of ASEAN in Southeast Asia. The navies of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand participated in CARAT 2011. The objective of CARAT 2011 was to enhance regional naval cooperation by strengthening the professional skills of its participants.[4] Task Force 73 served as the U.S. Navy executive agent for the CARAT 2012 exercises.
caption: USS Vandegrift's Commanding Officer CDR Brandon Bryan is greeted by Rainbow Dancers
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